# What were you THINKING?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> 1. This is just my own nugget of wisdom: if you feel the urge to start your sentence “I don’t know if it has been mentioned yet,” it has. Possibly multiple times. Maybe even in bold.

For “bonus” points:

“I can’t believe that, 100 posts in, no one has mentioned [XYZ]!”

Next reply:

“Pssst…[XYZ] was mentioned in the first five posts.”

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